JAMMU – The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday ordered suspension of bio metric attendance system of the staff till March 31 and impressed upon lawyers and litigants to avoid unnecessary overcrowding in the courts.
According to an official spokesperson, the High Court today launched an awareness campaign in view of outbreak of novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) in the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
“During the campaign, information pamphlets, posters and other material were displayed at all the conspicuous places in the High Court as well as in all the District Courts of the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,” the spokesperson said.
HE said that various guidelines/advisories issued by WHO, Ministry of Health and family welfare Government of India and by Health and Medical Education Department J&K were widely conveyed.
“Through Digital Display Boards installed in High Court as well as in District Courts, precautions regarding Corona virus are being regularly displayed for public at large,” the spokesperson said.
A cleanliness drive at war footing was also launched in the premises of High Court as well in the District Courts of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
An advisory in this regard was also issued by the High Court impressing upon lawyers and litigants to avoid unnecessary overcrowding in the courts. The bio metric attendance system of the staff has also been suspended till 31st of March 2020.
To further intensify the awareness against novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), High Court has organized a training programme for the Court staff, lawyers and litigants and the same scheduled to be conducted in the premises of the High Court as well as in the District Courts on 11th of March 2020. The training shall be imparted by experts from the Health Department.
400 Calls Made, Recieved At Srinagar Control Room
The round-the-clock control room established in Srinagar as part of arrangements put in place to prevent spread of novel coronavirus has made and received some 400 calls since Monday afternoon after it was activated.
While most of these calls were dialled out from the control room a significant number of these calls were those which were made to and received at the control room. Both included both international and domestic connections.
The calls dialled out from the control room included those made to Srinagar citizens based outside India — to those in the most affected countries in particular — noting important details and giving relevant advice.
The control room also handled technical calls thanks to two doctors – working in shifts – made available thereat. The doctor on night shift last night attended tens of calls made to seek relevant medical and technical advice.
Equipped with five helpline numbers including two landlines and three mobiles and two internet-enabled computers the control room is well-equipped to handle multi-tasking as has been witnessed during the last 24 hours.
The administration has encouraged one and all seeking relevant information or assistance based in or outside Jammu & Kashmir to contact the control room and expect the quickest response and action to concerns raised.
In order to ensure smooth and purposeful operation of the control room the administration has designated Registrar Srinagar Masrat Hashim as the nodal officer and CMO Srinagar Dr TalatJabeen as the supervisor for the control room.
Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said the control room can be contacted anytime of the day or night at any of its five helpline numbers which include (+91194)2457552,2457543, (+91)9419028251, 9419028242 and 9419014723.
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